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Amanda Nunes considering retirement after potential fight with Holly Holm
Amanda Nunes, who now holds the UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles, is currently linked to a UFC 237 showdown with former bantamweight champ Holly Holm — though the fight is not official yet. If this fight does happen, it sounds as though it could be the last for Amanda Nunes. Speaking to the media backstage […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Amanda Cooper is ‘very confident’ she will beat Ashley Yoder at UFC Denver
Amanda ‘ABC’ Cooper is ready to get back to her winning ways. Cooper got her start in the UFC by competing on season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter. She would win her way to the finals before losing to Tatiana Suarez. Also on that season was Cooper’s next opponent, Ashley Yoder. The fight will take […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 98 // Amanda Bobby Cooper | Aaron Pico | Douglas Lima
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! This episode kicks off with TUF Alumni and current UFC strawweight, Amanda Bobby Cooper. “ABC” returns to the show to preview her upcoming bout with Ashley Yoder at UFC Denver on November 10th. Amanda will break down the matchup, discuss the importance for both athletes to get back in […]
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Amanda Cooper shares first thoughts post-UFC 224
A fight from UFC 224 that became highlighted closer to when the fight drew nearer was the scheduled strawweight tilt between The Ultimate Fighter season 23 finalist, Amanda Cooper and hot prospect and BJJ world champion, Mackenzie Dern. Spotlighted for the wrong reason, the drama came late in UFC 224’s fight week when Dern would […]
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Amanda Bobby Cooper reacts to opponent Mackenzie Dern’s seven pound weigh-in miss
If you’ve been paying attention to the MMA headlines this morning, you’ve surely seen that Mackenzie Dern missed weight for her UFC 224 scrap with Amanda Bobby Cooper. Dern, who has missed weight for multiple other bouts in the past, tipped the scales at 123 pounds, a whopping seven pounds above the strawweight division’s 116-pound […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Amanda Cooper on opponent Mackenzie Dern: “It blows my mind that she’s made it as far as she has”
At UFC 224, which goes on on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Amanda Cooper will serve as the sophomore UFC opponent of highly hyped grappling star Mackenzie Dern. While there is quite a bit of hype attached to Dern’s name at present, Cooper isn’t buying it. In fact, she believes Dern is quite […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 77 // Colby Covington | Matt Brown | Amanda Cooper
BENN.COM Radio is back with another solid lineup, Penn Nation! We kick things off with the No. 3 ranked welterweight in the UFC and super villain extraordinaire, Colby Covington. “Chaos” returns to the show to discuss his slated showdown against Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight strap at UFC 224 in Brazil on May […]
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Mackenzie Dern Flattered That Amanda Cooper Wanted to Fight Her, “I didn’t know who she was”
Everybody loves to be the person who stops a so-called ‘hype train’. They’re those cases where one gets to prove that maybe they’re the ones who deserved some of the spotlights over those who were hogging it all up(whether by their choice or not). In this case, it’s fair to say that highly touted young prospect and […]
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Report | Mackenzie Dern Gets Wish, Fights at UFC 224 vs Amanda Cooper
The twenty-four-year-old undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom, Mackenzie Dern finally made her UFC debut earlier this month when she defeated Ashley Yoder at UFC 222 by split decision. With a UFC return to Brazil on the horizon, Dern made it very clear that she wanted to get on the card if possible. And that appears to […]
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Amanda Cooper roasts her UFC 218 opponent Angela Magana
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 218, Amanda Cooper picked up a dominant stoppage win over polarizing strawweight star Angela Magana. While Cooper’s win was more than enough to put her heated rivalry with Magana to bed, she still had plenty to say about her at the UFC 218 press conference, evidently still put […]
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UFC 209 Results: Cynthia Calvillo submits Amanda Cooper (VIDEO)
A women’s scrap between Amanda Cooper and Cynthia Calvillo took place during tonight’s UFC 209 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Cynthia Calvillo circles to avoid an early jab. Calvillo presses forward but eats a right hand. Low kick from Calvillo. Calvillo with another low kick, she follows up with a high […]